Question 1

What 1838 creation greatly improved mapping the West?

Accepted Answer

A)  Army Topographical Corps 
B)  Academy at West Point 
C)  Naval Observatory 
D)  Corps of Engineers 
A)  Army Topographical Corps 
B)  Academy at West Point 
C)  Naval Observatory 
D)  Corps of Engineers

Question 2

Who did General James Wilkinson send to explore the Mississippi River in order to discover its source?

Accepted Answer

A)  Zebulon Pike 
B)  Thomas Freeman 
C)  Stephen Long 
D)  John Calhoun 
A)  Zebulon Pike 
B)  Thomas Freeman 
C)  Stephen Long 
D)  John Calhoun

Question 3

Which of the following was a reason support grew for the naval expeditions of the 1830s and 1840s?

Accepted Answer

A)  discovering access points for maritime trade 
B)  protecting America's allies on the open seas 
C)  attacking rival maritime powers 
D)  attempting to create an American empire in the Caribbean 
A)  discovering access points for maritime trade 
B)  protecting America's allies on the open seas 
C)  attacking rival maritime powers 
D)  attempting to create an American empire in the Caribbean

Question 4

How did exploration effect the curriculum at West Point during the first half of the nineteenth century? How did the improved curriculum foster more thorough exploration?

Accepted Answer

Exploration had a significant impact on

Question 5

Why were the expeditions of John C. Fremont so significant to national expansion? What sorts of information did he provide? Why were some of his expeditions controversial?

Accepted Answer

The expeditions of John C. Fremont were

What 1838 creation greatly improved mapping the West?

Who did General James Wilkinson send to explore the Mississippi River in order to discover its source?

Which of the following was a reason support grew for the naval expeditions of the 1830s and 1840s?

How did exploration effect the curriculum at West Point during the first half of the nineteenth century? How did the improved curriculum foster more thorough exploration?

Why were the expeditions of John C. Fremont so significant to national expansion? What sorts of information did he provide? Why were some of his expeditions controversial?

The First American Way of War

The Colonies and Wars for Empire

Independence and the Birth of a National Military

Challenges for a New Nation

The Second War of Independence

Toward a Professional Military

Civil War Reconstruction

Becoming a Modern Military

Over There

Learning and Preparing: The 1920s and 1930s

World War II

Post-War Reform and New Challenges

Challenges of the Cold War

Vietnam

Reform and Adjustment for a Changing World

Into the Twenty-First Century

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Exam 6: Agents of Empire

What 1838 creation greatly improved mapping the West?

Who did General James Wilkinson send to explore the Mississippi River in order to discover its source?

Which of the following was a reason support grew for the naval expeditions of the 1830s and 1840s?

How did exploration effect the curriculum at West Point during the first half of the nineteenth century? How did the improved curriculum foster more thorough exploration?

Why were the expeditions of John C. Fremont so significant to national expansion? What sorts of information did he provide? Why were some of his expeditions controversial?

The First American Way of War

The Colonies and Wars for Empire

Independence and the Birth of a National Military

Challenges for a New Nation

The Second War of Independence

Toward a Professional Military

Civil War Reconstruction

Becoming a Modern Military

Over There

Learning and Preparing: The 1920s and 1930s

World War II

Post-War Reform and New Challenges

Challenges of the Cold War

Vietnam

Reform and Adjustment for a Changing World

Into the Twenty-First Century

Filters